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The Little Lame Prince
The Little Lame Prince

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of The Little Lame Prince is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Everybody was very kind to the poor little prince.
I think people generally are kind to motherless children, whether princes or peasants.
He had a magnificent nursery and a regular suite of attendants, and was treated with the greatest respect and state.
Nobody was allowed to talk to him in silly baby language, or dandle him, or, above all to kiss him, though perhaps some people did it surreptitiously, for he was such a sweet baby that it was difficult to help it.
It could not be said that the Prince missed his mother--children of his age cannot do that; but somehow after she died everything seemed to go wrong with him.
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The Little Lame Prince

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of The Little Lame Prince is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Everybody was very kind to the poor little prince.
Line 2
I think people generally are kind to motherless children, whether princes or peasants.
Line 3
He had a magnificent nursery and a regular suite of attendants, and was treated with the greatest respect and state.
Line 4
Nobody was allowed to talk to him in silly baby language, or dandle him, or, above all to kiss him, though perhaps some people did it surreptitiously, for he was such a sweet baby that it was difficult to help it.
Line 5
It could not be said that the Prince missed his mother--children of his age cannot do that; but somehow after she died everything seemed to go wrong with him.

All words in this reading · 78

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a

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From this reading He had a magnificent nursery and a regular suite of attendants, and was treated with the greatest respect and state.

above

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From this reading Nobody was allowed to talk to him in silly baby language, or dandle him, or, above all to kiss him, though perhaps some people did it surreptitiously, for he was such a sweet baby that it was difficult to help it.

after

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From this reading It could not be said that the Prince missed his mother--children of his age cannot do that; but somehow after she died everything seemed to go wrong with him.

age

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From this reading It could not be said that the Prince missed his mother--children of his age cannot do that; but somehow after she died everything seemed to go wrong with him.

all

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From this reading Nobody was allowed to talk to him in silly baby language, or dandle him, or, above all to kiss him, though perhaps some people did it surreptitiously, for he was such a sweet baby that it was difficult to help it.

allowed

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From this reading Nobody was allowed to talk to him in silly baby language, or dandle him, or, above all to kiss him, though perhaps some people did it surreptitiously, for he was such a sweet baby that it was difficult to help it.

and

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From this reading He had a magnificent nursery and a regular suite of attendants, and was treated with the greatest respect and state.

are

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From this reading I think people generally are kind to motherless children, whether princes or peasants.

attendants

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From this reading He had a magnificent nursery and a regular suite of attendants, and was treated with the greatest respect and state.

baby

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From this reading Nobody was allowed to talk to him in silly baby language, or dandle him, or, above all to kiss him, though perhaps some people did it surreptitiously, for he was such a sweet baby that it was difficult to help it.

be

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From this reading It could not be said that the Prince missed his mother--children of his age cannot do that; but somehow after she died everything seemed to go wrong with him.

but

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From this reading It could not be said that the Prince missed his mother--children of his age cannot do that; but somehow after she died everything seemed to go wrong with him.

cannot

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From this reading It could not be said that the Prince missed his mother--children of his age cannot do that; but somehow after she died everything seemed to go wrong with him.

children

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From this reading I think people generally are kind to motherless children, whether princes or peasants.

could

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From this reading It could not be said that the Prince missed his mother--children of his age cannot do that; but somehow after she died everything seemed to go wrong with him.

dandle

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From this reading Nobody was allowed to talk to him in silly baby language, or dandle him, or, above all to kiss him, though perhaps some people did it surreptitiously, for he was such a sweet baby that it was difficult to help it.

did

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From this reading Nobody was allowed to talk to him in silly baby language, or dandle him, or, above all to kiss him, though perhaps some people did it surreptitiously, for he was such a sweet baby that it was difficult to help it.

died

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From this reading It could not be said that the Prince missed his mother--children of his age cannot do that; but somehow after she died everything seemed to go wrong with him.

difficult

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From this reading Nobody was allowed to talk to him in silly baby language, or dandle him, or, above all to kiss him, though perhaps some people did it surreptitiously, for he was such a sweet baby that it was difficult to help it.

do

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From this reading It could not be said that the Prince missed his mother--children of his age cannot do that; but somehow after she died everything seemed to go wrong with him.

Everybody

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From this reading Everybody was very kind to the poor little prince.

everything

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From this reading It could not be said that the Prince missed his mother--children of his age cannot do that; but somehow after she died everything seemed to go wrong with him.

for

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From this reading Nobody was allowed to talk to him in silly baby language, or dandle him, or, above all to kiss him, though perhaps some people did it surreptitiously, for he was such a sweet baby that it was difficult to help it.

generally

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From this reading I think people generally are kind to motherless children, whether princes or peasants.

go

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From this reading It could not be said that the Prince missed his mother--children of his age cannot do that; but somehow after she died everything seemed to go wrong with him.

greatest

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From this reading He had a magnificent nursery and a regular suite of attendants, and was treated with the greatest respect and state.

had

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From this reading He had a magnificent nursery and a regular suite of attendants, and was treated with the greatest respect and state.

He

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From this reading He had a magnificent nursery and a regular suite of attendants, and was treated with the greatest respect and state.

help

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From this reading Nobody was allowed to talk to him in silly baby language, or dandle him, or, above all to kiss him, though perhaps some people did it surreptitiously, for he was such a sweet baby that it was difficult to help it.

him

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Nobody was allowed to talk to him in silly baby language, or dandle him, or, above all to kiss him, though perhaps some people did it surreptitiously, for he was such a sweet baby that it was difficult to help it.

his

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It could not be said that the Prince missed his mother--children of his age cannot do that; but somehow after she died everything seemed to go wrong with him.

I

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From this reading I think people generally are kind to motherless children, whether princes or peasants.

in

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Nobody was allowed to talk to him in silly baby language, or dandle him, or, above all to kiss him, though perhaps some people did it surreptitiously, for he was such a sweet baby that it was difficult to help it.

it

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Nobody was allowed to talk to him in silly baby language, or dandle him, or, above all to kiss him, though perhaps some people did it surreptitiously, for he was such a sweet baby that it was difficult to help it.

kind

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Everybody was very kind to the poor little prince.

kiss

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From this reading Nobody was allowed to talk to him in silly baby language, or dandle him, or, above all to kiss him, though perhaps some people did it surreptitiously, for he was such a sweet baby that it was difficult to help it.

language

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Nobody was allowed to talk to him in silly baby language, or dandle him, or, above all to kiss him, though perhaps some people did it surreptitiously, for he was such a sweet baby that it was difficult to help it.

little

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Everybody was very kind to the poor little prince.

magnificent

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From this reading He had a magnificent nursery and a regular suite of attendants, and was treated with the greatest respect and state.

missed

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It could not be said that the Prince missed his mother--children of his age cannot do that; but somehow after she died everything seemed to go wrong with him.

mother

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It could not be said that the Prince missed his mother--children of his age cannot do that; but somehow after she died everything seemed to go wrong with him.

motherless

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I think people generally are kind to motherless children, whether princes or peasants.

Nobody

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Nobody was allowed to talk to him in silly baby language, or dandle him, or, above all to kiss him, though perhaps some people did it surreptitiously, for he was such a sweet baby that it was difficult to help it.

not

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It could not be said that the Prince missed his mother--children of his age cannot do that; but somehow after she died everything seemed to go wrong with him.

nursery

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He had a magnificent nursery and a regular suite of attendants, and was treated with the greatest respect and state.

of

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He had a magnificent nursery and a regular suite of attendants, and was treated with the greatest respect and state.

or

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I think people generally are kind to motherless children, whether princes or peasants.

peasants

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From this reading I think people generally are kind to motherless children, whether princes or peasants.

people

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I think people generally are kind to motherless children, whether princes or peasants.

perhaps

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Nobody was allowed to talk to him in silly baby language, or dandle him, or, above all to kiss him, though perhaps some people did it surreptitiously, for he was such a sweet baby that it was difficult to help it.

poor

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From this reading Everybody was very kind to the poor little prince.

prince

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From this reading Everybody was very kind to the poor little prince.

princes

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From this reading I think people generally are kind to motherless children, whether princes or peasants.

regular

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From this reading He had a magnificent nursery and a regular suite of attendants, and was treated with the greatest respect and state.

respect

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From this reading He had a magnificent nursery and a regular suite of attendants, and was treated with the greatest respect and state.

said

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It could not be said that the Prince missed his mother--children of his age cannot do that; but somehow after she died everything seemed to go wrong with him.

seemed

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It could not be said that the Prince missed his mother--children of his age cannot do that; but somehow after she died everything seemed to go wrong with him.

she

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It could not be said that the Prince missed his mother--children of his age cannot do that; but somehow after she died everything seemed to go wrong with him.

silly

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Nobody was allowed to talk to him in silly baby language, or dandle him, or, above all to kiss him, though perhaps some people did it surreptitiously, for he was such a sweet baby that it was difficult to help it.

some

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Nobody was allowed to talk to him in silly baby language, or dandle him, or, above all to kiss him, though perhaps some people did it surreptitiously, for he was such a sweet baby that it was difficult to help it.

somehow

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It could not be said that the Prince missed his mother--children of his age cannot do that; but somehow after she died everything seemed to go wrong with him.

state

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He had a magnificent nursery and a regular suite of attendants, and was treated with the greatest respect and state.

such

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Nobody was allowed to talk to him in silly baby language, or dandle him, or, above all to kiss him, though perhaps some people did it surreptitiously, for he was such a sweet baby that it was difficult to help it.

suite

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He had a magnificent nursery and a regular suite of attendants, and was treated with the greatest respect and state.

surreptitiously

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From this reading Nobody was allowed to talk to him in silly baby language, or dandle him, or, above all to kiss him, though perhaps some people did it surreptitiously, for he was such a sweet baby that it was difficult to help it.

sweet

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Nobody was allowed to talk to him in silly baby language, or dandle him, or, above all to kiss him, though perhaps some people did it surreptitiously, for he was such a sweet baby that it was difficult to help it.

talk

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Nobody was allowed to talk to him in silly baby language, or dandle him, or, above all to kiss him, though perhaps some people did it surreptitiously, for he was such a sweet baby that it was difficult to help it.

that

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Nobody was allowed to talk to him in silly baby language, or dandle him, or, above all to kiss him, though perhaps some people did it surreptitiously, for he was such a sweet baby that it was difficult to help it.

the

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Everybody was very kind to the poor little prince.

think

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From this reading I think people generally are kind to motherless children, whether princes or peasants.

though

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Nobody was allowed to talk to him in silly baby language, or dandle him, or, above all to kiss him, though perhaps some people did it surreptitiously, for he was such a sweet baby that it was difficult to help it.

to

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Everybody was very kind to the poor little prince.

treated

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From this reading He had a magnificent nursery and a regular suite of attendants, and was treated with the greatest respect and state.

very

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Everybody was very kind to the poor little prince.

was

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From this reading Everybody was very kind to the poor little prince.

whether

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I think people generally are kind to motherless children, whether princes or peasants.

with

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He had a magnificent nursery and a regular suite of attendants, and was treated with the greatest respect and state.

wrong

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It could not be said that the Prince missed his mother--children of his age cannot do that; but somehow after she died everything seemed to go wrong with him.

Chapter 2 of The Little Lame Prince by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik holds 110 sentences, grouped into 22 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

What does chapter 2 of The Little Lame Prince contain?

Chapter 2 holds 110 sentences of The Little Lame Prince, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 2 of The Little Lame Prince by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 110 sentences, grouped into 22 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 2 of The Little Lame Prince?

Work through the 22 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 22 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 2 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 2 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Is this the complete text of The Little Lame Prince?

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Project Gutenberg eBook #496, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Little Lame Prince take to read?

About 167 minutes of reading across 402 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Little Lame Prince

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Little Lame Prince, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Beautiful
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Prince
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Course
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Being
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